Ceratonia siliqua

Small tree, up to 10 m tall, broadly extended crown, slow-growing, forming extensive root balls.

Dioecious, inconspicuous, yellowish to reddish, in short clusters of racemes directly on the stem and branches, summer to autumn.

Pendent, flattened, brown-violet to dark brown carobs, 20 to 25 cm long, round, flat seeds, edible.

Evergreen, small, in pinnate pairs, leathery, succulent, obovate, shiny dark green, reddish shoots.

Full sun, sheltered, temperate or cold house; tolerant of heat, drought and cutting.

Well drained, sandy, nutritious to poor soil, acidic to alkaline.

Not good in pots.

Zone 9